Sandra Boynton's first
plush animals were designed for Carousel. She did the Zippopotamus for them,
and a series of bears in various sizes with different names. I haven't seen
any duplication of names, but I have seen the same bear with different names,
so I'm leaning toward the opinion that each bear had a unique name. There
was also a series of moose without her name on them, but who look very much
like her designs.

I would like to thank Brian Kelley, a toy seller on eBay, for the moose
pictures! He sells lots of neat plush and other toys there. You can link
to his items on the links page.

THE ZIPPOPOTAMUS!

This is a children's backpack, with a zipper in the back, and a
zipper mouth. There were several different color combinations of the
Zippopotamus. I have three shown here.
Tag reads: "Official ZIPPOPOTAMUS by BOYNTONGuaranteed Not To Bite"
I would like to thank Brian Kelley of eBay, who pointed out that these
were made by Carousel, and not by Recycled Paper Products, so I could put
them on the right page.

THE ZIPPOPOTAMUS!

Blue Zippopotamus

Purple Zippopotamus

Gray Zippopotamus

BEARS

These bears were named after her children: Keith, Devin, Caitlin and Darcy.

Bear with necktie
Keith Ferguson
Devin Ferguson
1989
16" tall
Stands up on his own

Girl bear with scarf
Caitlin Ferguson
Darcy Ferguson
1989
16" tall
Stands up on her own

Polar bear
Andrew Clarke
1989
16" tall
Stands up on his own

Willie Clarke
1989
16" tall
Also came 20" tall
Stands up on his own

MOOSE

The moose do not say "Sandra Boynton" on them anywhere;
however, they do have the same "look and feel" as the other Sandra Boynton
items, so I have included them here. I do note that the eyes are oval,
rather than round, so that may count against them. If anyone knows for
sure, please let me know.

Murphy Moose
(1985)
16" tall
Murphy was originally an advertisement for Seagram's Canadian Hunter
(Mellow Canadian Sipping Whiskey). He had tags to that effect sewn
onto his front legs. He also had a plaid hunter's cap.